IV Fluids at End of Life?

Hello everyone,

I wanted to thank you for your thoughts on this hard topic...

The hospice Doc did confirm that giving her IV fluids at this point would be a sure path to cardiac distress, since her body already has some fluid collected from a previous IV.

However... the good news, which I felt compelled to report, is that although we do have her enrolled in Hospice care, is that she has started drinking again as of yesterday.

One of my grandmother's old aides is back, and she is truly working miracles with Sylvia.

I just wanted to report the bad & the good; that, on the bad side, we can't get IV fluids at home probably, but the good news is that we may not need them.

These journeys are hard & full of ups and downs, but I truly feel we now have a committed, positive approach in Sylvia's aide...and one I will be following as well.

(Our engagement with Hospice is a little different than many people's, since Sylvia was approved for it mostly due to her age, but I'm not honestly sure we are at the very end of her journey... but, of course we shall see what the world holds.)

Thank you all again...